Hawai‘i Lawyers of the Year 2015
Who is the best of the best? Says Best Lawyers, “The lawyers being honored as ‘Lawyers of the Year’ were selected because they received particularly high ratings from most of their peers. In some cases, they also received particularly effusive comments from some of those same peers. The selected lawyers have earned a high level of respect among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.”
Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year” each year. Congratulations to all.
Lisa A. Bail, Litigation—Environmental
A. Bernard Bays, Legal Malpractice Law—Defendants
Walter Beh II, Litigation—Real Estate
Mark J. Bennett, Appellate Practice
Daniel A. Bent, Mediation
Mark S. Davis, Medical Malpractice Law—Plaintiffs
Kale Feldman, Litigation—Construction
Duane R. Fisher, Corporate Law
William A. Harrison, Criminal Defense—Non-White Collar
C. Michael Heihre, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
J. George Hetherington, Health Care Law
Maile M. Hirota, Immigration Law
James K. Hoenig, Arbitration
Lyle Hosoda, Litigation—Insurance
Louise K.Y. Ing, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Litigation—Bankruptcy
Patrick H. Jones, Labor Law—Management
John L. Knorek, Employment Law—Management
Benjamin A. Kudo, Land-Use and Zoning Law
Kenneth R. Kupchak, Litigation—Land Use and Zoning
Judy Yuriko Lee, Trusts and Estates
Sharon V. Lovejoy, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Ivan M. Lui-Kwan, Government Relations Practice
Timothy J. Lui-Kwan, Administrative/Regulatory Law
Howard K.K. Luke, Criminal Defense—White Collar
Timothy Luria, Family Law
John Thomas Maloney Jr., Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Chris S. Mashiba, Tax Law
Ian L. Mattoch, Product Liability Litigation—Plaintiffs
Joy M. Miyasaki, Litigation and Controversy—Tax
Lee T. Nakamura, Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants
Lawrence S. Okinaga, Financial Services Regulation Law
Peter W. Olson, Insurance Law
Michael J. O’Malley, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Terence J. O’Toole, Litigation—Banking and Finance
John Francis Perkin, Legal Malpractice Law—Plaintiffs
Ted N. Pettit, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Arthur F. Roeca, Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants
Marc E. Rousseau, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Bert S. Sakuda, Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs
Ian L. Sandison, Environmental Law
Carl J. Schlack Jr., Real Estate Law
Douglas C. Smith, Litigation—Trusts and Estates
Elbridge W. Smith, Employment Law—Individuals
Gerald A. Sumida, Energy Law
Michael D. Tom, Construction Law
Bruce H. Wakuzawa, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Plaintiffs
Christopher S. Yeh, Litigation—Labor and Employment
Janel M. Yoshimoto, Banking and Finance Law
In Memoriam
John R. Lacy, Admiralty and Maritime Law
